Italian fashion house Fendi opens a new leather goods factory in Tuscany. The ‘Fendi Factory’ aims to underline “the company’s ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability and social responsibility,” Fendi said on Friday.
The new ‘Fendi Factory’
The new factory site in Capannuccia, near Florence, extends over eight hectares and occupies an area of 30,000 square meters. The building itself combines production, workshops, offices and a service area as well as a canteen and a garage for employees. The new facility, which was designed by Milan-based architects Piuarch and then completed by the in-house architecture department, will allow Fendi employees to benefit from the “natural sunshine” and the “impressive landscape” of Tuscany, according to a statement. The factory is LEED certified, a US certification for sustainable building projects.
“We are very proud of our roots and of this new chapter in Tuscany, which offers our teams a sustainable and loving working environment while helping to restore a disused place,” said Fendi Managing Director Serge Brunschwig, referring to the historical importance of the The kiln of the artist Filippo Brunelleschi, who designed the dome of the Florentine at the time, was located at this place steeped in history.
The new leather factory follows the opening of a new shoe factory in Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy, in May.
Fendi is part of the luxury goods group LVMH and as part of the “Les Journees Particulieres” initiative, in which a total of 52 of the company’s brands are taking part, will open the doors to both new factories on October 14, 15 and 16 and officially inaugurate them.